The Holiness of God

“And one called out to another and said, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.’” Isaiah 6:3

In his book, The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul points out some revealing and enlightening information concerning the triple use of the word “holy” which is found here in Isaiah.

The trishagion is a Hebrew literary device. To emphasize something they would often repeat it two or three times. Today we use underline, boldface, or italic type, or make use of quotation marks.

Sproul makes the point that no other characteristic of God is given this repetitive treatment in Scripture.

Many of us are fearful even to seriously contemplate the issue of God’s holiness. We recognize our own sinfulness and it causes us to shrink in disgust and self-condemnation.

We also have another response. Because of our sinfulness we are drawn to God’s holiness. When we experience the first touch of God on our lives, it creates a hunger for which God alone can satisfy.

Worship Him, for He is Holy and has called you into holiness.